Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Color Challenge

This week over a the Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog the challenge is all about black and white plus one other color! For my card I used a sketch #26 from Clean and Simple Stamping.      

Card Recipe:

All items from Close To My Heart

Black and White Cardstock

Black Ink

Diverse Backgrounds Stamp Set (for stamping on white paper flower)

Just a Number Stamp Set

Just Blooms Petals Paper Flowers

Bitty Buds Assortment

Sharing Some News

 

I have a confession. I'm not a fan of outline stamps and coloring them. Maybe it's because my paper crafting style is to create clean and simple, and quick!  So when my friend Nancy introduced me to digi stamps at Fred She Said I was thrilled. The artwork is beautiful. I can quickly print and create something special. Recently I was shopping at the Fred She Said store and saw there was an open call for Design Team Members. Today I'm happy to announce that I am now part of that team. You can see the official announcement here. Now in addition to Close To My Heart products I will also be sharing some paper crafting projects with Fred She Said Designs on my blog!

Card Recipe:
Diamond Rose Pattern (Fred She Said)
Cutting File - Ornate Oval Frame (Fred She Said)
Black and  Grey Flannel Cardstock (Close To My Heart)
Decor Jouranling Spots (Close To My Heart)

How Tweet of You

A quick thank you card I made using the June 2012 Stamp of the Month: Life Is Tweet. Instead of coloring in the bird I used paper piecing, my favorite thing to do with outline stamps. This is the first project I made with the Florentine Paper Packet. I also used one of the Color-Ready Garden Wooden Shapes.

This card was also an excuse to try my new Tim Holtz Paper Rosette die. I love how easy it is to make rosettes. No scoring necessary the die already perforates the folds. Love it!

Yearbook Gift

Here is the second item I gave my students yesterday on the last day of school. It's my version of a yearbook. This project uses Close To My Heart's Board Book. This is a while supplies last item currently priced at $4.00. I used Elemental Paper for the cover and adhered photos from school events on the pages. I stamped the word autographs on the last page. The students loved that. All day they walked around the school asking for signatures!

Have a Toadally Kool Summer

All this week I've been working on end of the school year projects for my students. Last Saturday I saw my friend , Jolene, working on this project. She got the idea and the adorable printout of the toad from a board on Pinterest. She had leftovers of the straws and printouts and gave them to me. Thanks Jolene! To finish the project I cut Dotty for You paper to be the "card" and bought lemonade Kool aid packets. I really love the Dotty for You paper. So I need to stock up with another pack or two or three before it's gone at the end of the May!